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Item Ships From: USA
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
French Louis XVI Barometer
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Century) barometer with original scientific illustrations and mercury vial framed with gilt foliate carvings & ebonized ...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

Impressive Antique Carved Santo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lividly carved in solid oak, this continental religious figure depicts a saint or santo with his hands extending out. The carving is of very high quality and extremely detailed in th...
Category

French Renaissance Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

French Bronze Mortar, Early 17th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The mortar with fleurs de lys decoration.
Category

French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Copper and Brass Braisier or Serving Piece
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This rare eighteenth century copper and brass braisier hails from the city of Villedieu-les-Poeles, the French capital of copper artisans in Normandy, France. It boasts ornately wor...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

17th Century Leather Case for a Chalice
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very rare and beautiful Italian 17th century case, box, to store a chalice. Beautifully crafted with embossed leather. A fantastic accent piece, whether displayed as a single piece...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Antique Russian Carved Sleigh
Located in New York, NY
Russian (18/19th Cent) ornately painted and carved sleigh with carved shell front sleigh
Category

Russian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Gilded Boiserie Fragment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning 18th century boiseries fragment from the Veneto region of Italy. Beautifully crafted from carved wood, polychromed and gilded. the motif is of a delightful Putto or Angel ...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Rare 17th Century Espada, Sword Rest Console
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very rare and exceptional espada or sword rest console magnificently crafted in hand-forged and tooled iron - from Sevilla, Spain. After a sword battle, the swords were placed on a...
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

French 17th Century Bible Stand, Lutrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding 17th century Lutrin, Bible stand, book stand from the South of France. Expertly crafted in hand-forged iron. A stunning piece not only to d...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Louis XV Period Gilded Barometer with Thermometer
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant French gilded wood barometer with thermometer (period Louis XV, Circa 1760). Barometer has been fitted with a new mercury tube, ...
Category

French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

Large 18th century Spanish Colonial Religious Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large oil painting of the holy family on hand woven canvas. Peruvian or Bolivian. Acquired from an estate in the San Francisco Bay Area f...
Category

Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas

Louis XVI Gilt-Wood Barometer & Thermometer, France c. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI Period Barometer & Thermometer Combination, originating in France & dating from the last quarter of the 18th century. The workings enclosed by a gilt-wood case with carve...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

18th Century Spanish Santos
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved Santos in original condition. Beautiful old patina.
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Early 18th century tall French Louis XV Carved Oak Eagle Lectern
Located in Troy, NY
Magnificent, tall floor lectern of outstanding quality, superbly carved and detailed. Double sided lectern supported by a finely detailed eagle, on carved stem and tripod base ending...
Category

French Régence Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

18th Century Continental Polychrome Terracotta Sculpture of the Kneeling Virgin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A 17th-18th century continental painted terracotta sculpture of a kneeling Virgin in the manner of Angolo di Poli. This exquisite terracotta sculpture features a poignant depiction of the Virgin Mary. The red and blue clothes...
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Terracotta

Late 18th or Early 19th c. Russian Painted Sleigh
Located in New York, NY
Late eighteenth or early nineteenth century carved two person sleigh painted with traditional landscapes and scenes of courtly love.
Category

Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of Italian 18th Century Giltwood Altarsticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian late 18th, early 19th century gilded altarsticks. This pair of Italian good sized altarsticks features gilding on all sides. The central column is carved with delic...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Four English Historical Prints, Framed, circa 1782
Located in Port Chester, NY
This is a very interesting set of four hand-colored early prints made for the contemporary 18th century audience, to show views of the world they had only heard of. Prints show "Ruin...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Wood

16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary. Verge
Category

European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Engraving Depicting 16th Century Map of Terra Sancta
Located in Buchanan, MI
Abraham Ortelius (Flemish, 1527-1598) Terra Sancta. Engraving depicting 16th century map of Terra Sancta. Site 15" x 19.5.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

A Portuguese Polychrome & Giltwood Presentoir, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Portuguese Baroque Polychrome & Giltwood Presentoir 18th Century With elaborate scroll and flower carved canopy and framework Height 30 in. Width 18 in. Depth 10 in. ...
Category

Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Louis XIV Giltwood Roman Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Ornate baroque carved giltwood console with foliage and scroll ornaments raised on shaped out-stepped plinth, Italian, 18th century.
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Giltwood

Italian 18th Century Relic Stand of Carved Wood & Silver Plate
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Italian relic stand from the 1700s! Made of carved wood with detailed silver plate decorating the front side of this wonderful relic stand with Lou...
Category

Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate, Iron

Bronze Statue of Moses
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large scale cast bronze statue of Moses. Continental, late 18th-early 19th century.
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Period Barometer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Very charming carved and gilded acanthus leaf framed Louis XVI period wall barometer with glass covered central dial and glass thermostat beneath; bot...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Louis XVI Giltwood Barometer
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Of typical form‚ the giltwood body centered by a circular barometer dial flanked by pillars ending in flame‚ above a thermometer flanked by foliate branches‚ surmounted by swags.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Chinese Dian Culture Large Gold Cuff, circa 2nd Century BC, Southern China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive solid high karat gold cuff from the Dian Kingdom, circa 2nd century BC, modern day Yunnan Province, China. . This striking cuff is crafted from hand hammered ...
Category

Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Pair of English Mahogany Lambs Tongue Humidors , Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English mahogany hinged top humidors with centered urn finial, tiered lambs tongue , turned bulbous ringed pedestals, and terminating on rectangular lions paw feet. Late 18th...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Exceptional 18th Century Italian Altar Frame Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional 18th century Northern Italian Altar frame, now as a mirror. Magnificently constructed, water gilded and polychromed Florentine detail to bas...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Early 18th century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box
Located in Troy, NY
Unusual carved box with a dome top cover and one-drawer. Nice dried out light color.
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

Rococo South German Miniature Marquetry and Parquetry Commode, Mid-18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The three drawers lined with jacquard silk pattern.
Category

German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th Century Carved Wall Consoles
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Pair of 18th century painted carved wall consoles, Louis XIV style, French.
Category

French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

18th Century Flemish Wood Carved Nativity Angels
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Superb pair of nativity angels. Wood carved with layers of original paint and gesso. Found in a church attic in Belgium. Fantastic craftsmanship and emo...
Category

Belgian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gesso, Wood

"Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture" by Iacomo Barozzio Da Vignola
Located in Miami, FL
The clarity and ease of use of Vignola's treatise caused it to become in succeeding centuries the most published book in architectural history. This book was first published in 1562....
Category

Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Parchment Paper

Italian Walnut Cherub Prie Dieu
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian Walnut Prie Dieu with centered standing cherub supporting carved shell top and terminating on lower kneeling scrolled base. Dealers please call for trade price.
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

A Monumental Italian Neoclassic Triumphal Military Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Roman fruitwood trophy wall plaque carved with the forms of armor, halberds, and other military regalia.
Category

Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fruitwood

18th Century French Miniature Chest of Chestnut
Located in High Point, NC
18th century rare French carpenter's sample made of chestnut wood. It has three drawers with each a kings wood inlay central design. Lovely pegged construction, supported on a lovely...
Category

French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chestnut

Pair of Italian Gilt Wood Poly Chromed Religous Figures
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian gilt wood and poly chromed carvings of religious figures of man and woman with child dressed in religious attire.
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

An Italian Carved Polychrome Figure of a Putto Sitting on a Rock
Located in Sheffield, MA
Provenance: Provenance: Private Collection Paris
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Large Baroque Carved and Gilt Wood Angels, Italian 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional and rare pair of carved and gilt hard wood angels. Each is about 2 feet high with incredible detail and presence. Original gilding with excellent original patina. Ital...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Walnut

17th c. Italian Lecturn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Carved and Parcel Gilt Lecturn with original Iron Lights
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Period Gilt-wood Barometer with Globe, c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XVI period Gilt-wood Barometer, with an interesting crest design of a Globe & rolled-up map, capped by a laurel wreath. The barometer & thermometer combination contained by a...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

18th Century Italian Cross with Smoky Quartz Crystals and Druzy Petrified Wood
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian brown and gilded cross adorned with smoky quartz crystals and druzy petrified wood. The smoky quartz crystals are from Madagascar and druzy petrified wood from t...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz

1 Volume. Johannes Secundus, The Kisses.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Johannes Secundus, The Kisses. Third Edition. Bound by Morell in full tree calf levant. Ornate gilt-tooling on the spines. All edged gilt. Frontispiece. A poetical translat...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Miniature 3-Drawer Mahogany Bow-Front Chest, Mid-Atlantic, Circa:1795
Located in Alexandria, VA
This charming little chest was hand made as a cabinet maker's sample, or more likely as a toy chest for a very privileged little girl to keep her doll's clothes in. It was made in a ...
Category

American Federal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

18th Century French Carved Walnut Oratoire Prayer Kneeler Cabinet from Burgundy
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruit wood "Prie-Dieu" prayer kneeler was crafted in the wine region of Burgundy, France, circa 1780. The prayer chair with arched top over a stepped cornice, is dressed with a back panel decorated with a blessed crucifix. The cabinet features a slant front Bible stand with raised stop; lifting the top, it reveals inside storage usually used for bibles, rosaries, missals or other biblical items...
Category

French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Cross with Tangerine Crystals on a Crystal Cluster Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian cross adorned with tangerine quartz crystals on a tangerine quartz and crystal cluster base. The crucifix originally came from a church in Tuscany. The crystal quartz points replicate the original sunrays or halo around the cross. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the Italian cross is originally 18th century. The 18th century Italian cross has been preserved and transformed into a figurative, contemporary work of art. With the combination of the precious minerals, the church artifact...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz

Japanese Woodblock Prints, '1680-1938'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Japanese woodblock print is a phenomenon with no Western equivalent, one where breathtaking landscapes exist alongside blush-inducing erotic...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

17th Century French Iron Enclume, Anvil
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding mid-17th century Enclume - Anvil in beautiful iron. Sensational patina. A perfect art piece for any traditional or modern setting.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Historie of the Holy Warre by Thomas Fuller, Second Edition, circa 1640
By Thomas Fuller (author)
Located in valatie, NY
Historie of the Holy Warre, by Thomas Fuller, second edition, circa 1640. Printed by R. Daniel, for Thomas Buck, and are to be sold by John Williams at the sign of the Greyhound in P...
Category

British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

18th Century English Banjo Barometer, circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century English Banjo Barometer, circa 1780.
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Large Nepalese Gilt Bronze Stupa, 16th/17th Century, Nepal
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular large Nepalese stupa, of cast and repousse gilt bronze or copper alloy, 16th/17th century, Nepal. The magnificent stupa of traditional form, featuring a stylized lotus base supporting a large dome. A square structure, called a harmika, sits upon the dome. Each side of the harmika featuring engraved Buddha Eyes, also called Wisdom Eyes. Torana rise above each of the four sides. A tall spire, known as a yasti, rises from the squareharmika. Attached to the yasti are a set of thirteen graduated discs, known as chatras, giving the spire a tapered form. The chatras represent Bhumi, or the foundations that support the path to enlightenment. The spire is topped by another stylized lotus platform with a rising square pillar topped...
Category

Nepalese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Rock Crystal, Bronze, Copper

Late 18th Century Ukrainian Silver Spice Tower
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver and silver filigree spice tower, Ukraine, Lemberg (Lvov), circa 1780. On solid square base. Made entirely of hand spun filigree. With four small flags decorating main...
Category

Ukrainian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

18th Century German Silver Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by Rötger 'Rudiger' Herfurth
Located in New York, NY
Decorated with Rococo cartouche enclosing a Menorah, the center tooled in a checker pattern by crowned double-headed eagle, supported by four rampant lions, has servant light. Made i...
Category

German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

16th Century Germanic Parcel-Gilt Silver Filigree Spice Container
Located in New York, NY
Ball shaped, separating into two halves, the central detachable band chased with a crown flanked by Hebrew blessing of spices on a zig-zag ground, between applied ropework bands, on ...
Category

German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

18th Century Habsburg Empire Parcel-Gilt Silver Filigree Spice Tower
Located in New York, NY
Silver filigree spice tower, Lemberg, Habsburg Empire, circa 1770. Resting on four gilded ball-and-claw feet, this tall tower (13.5 inches in height), is one of a group of similarly...
Category

Ukrainian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

George III Painted and Carved Wood Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Located in Essex, MA
Painted in a light blue and light maroon red.
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

Framed Hand Colored Map of Persia by John Speed
Located in Essex, MA
Framed hand colored map of Persia by John Speed. Nicely matted.
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

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